Small island states at the frontlines - combating climate change with statistics | Miosotis Rivas Peña (Episode in Spanish)
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Miosotis Rivas Peña, Director General of the Oficina Nacional de Estadística of the Dominican Republic talks to PARIS21's Sandra Camacho about how the country, a small island state on the frontlines of climate change, is prioritising climate change and environmental statistics within the NSO.
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